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torch song tragedy

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Tuesday, 23 September 2008

workers of the world unite

you've nothing to lose but the chains of being

the tiredness , poverty , lifelong membership of the huddled sweaty masses

and of course all that pointless fucking yearning to breathe freely

in this hot, flat and crowded world

and didnt i tell you history would repeat itself as farce?

$700 billion would go a good way towards a decent national health system

but what do i know?

my labour theory of value

wouldnt help establish the right price for the bad debt on wall street either

i could grasp objective material reality but i was never that good at math

Thomas Aquinas was on to something with the Just Price though

aiming at social justice not just ' socialising' corporate losses

building futures for everyone

not just the bosses

can i put my hand down now comrades?

or if i must continue to hold up this fucking torch

can i sing 'Come on Baby Light My Fire?

in German , Yiddish or something

and relocate to Vegas

wear loud shirts by the pool

and campaign about increasing the minimum wage

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admin #2

|2008-09-25 03:14:26

hey pkid:
you can have your buckley moment, if you would like to write
something that might be found in the national review, we'll be happy
to post it for you on our site, and don't worry, we'll be damn sure that you get credit for it!

ted turner

|2008-09-25 03:37:53

'A Return to Interventionist Market Economics & the Death of Engagement' Op ed by W.F PKid ..but think most of the credit has to go to Lucy ...

Devon

|2008-09-26 05:21:20

this website is looking more and more mainstream all the time, if ever there was
an appropriate time in history to be a satirist, this would have to be it

features editor

|2008-09-26 05:50:29

Glad you noticed that we'd wreaked economic chaos to create a new mew world
order more in keeping with this site's cynical in house style. We're already
working on an end of the world special edition but still have a few collumn
inches to fill so if social satire is your thing blow your stack here man, just
remember to wipe up after yourself. OK?

thepleasantvillekid

|2008-09-26 08:05:38

Yes. Yes, I am a hardcore Conservative , I've never denied that but give me a
break guys, it's never been a personal thing with me. The break up with Lucy has
hit me hard though - she's no longer answering my calls - and being proved so
wrong about what I said about the economy on here by real world events has kinda
humbled me. I'd like a second chance to fit in. I have more spare time now the
brokerage job placement has fallen through. I now openly acknowledge that I'm
not so smart and just wish some of you regular posters lived nearby so we could
play badmington or take the jeep out over the dunes. I'm stuck with the old
Cherokee for off road stuff now as dad took the Hummer back to the dealership
to help get me out of the credit loop. It's ok though . Mom's finding it more
difficult to deal with the changes. Cancelling the cruise really hurt her as it
was her suprise fiftieth birthday present and we were all booked to go and it
was so hard to keep it secret from her. Mom was so excited when dad gave her the
boarding pass in a card two weeks ago. He's having problems of his own too , the
regulators are concerned about some ghost accounts an ex backoffice employee of
his was playing the Asian markets with . I believe Dad genuinely didnt know
what was happening but I am angry that he concealed the seriousness of our
financial position from Mom. To be honest, the atmostphere is frosty up at the
main house. They've been arguing. I think Mom might go stay at Aunt Sarah's this
weekend to cool off . She didnt really pay much notice when I told her about
Lucy. I think she's a bit traumatised by events. Too much has happened outside
of her sphere of control in recent days. A lot of people must be feeling like
this at the moment. Have any of you guys really loved someone and then wham!
just suddenly lost them? If yes, how long did it take you to get over this?
There's an open air classical concert in Albany this weekend. Its fall now but
the weather is holding out. If anyone is interested I have a spare ticket.
Staying over isnt a problem either, I can pickup and drive to Albany and back
and there are lots of spare rooms here. I have a great Sci Fi DVD collection and
if anyone is really musically minded Rock Band set up on the iMac in the garage.
The new drumkit is cool. Anyway, I just think people should reach out to each
other more and I am thinking of starting to go to church regularly again on
sunday as we got a christian leaflet through the door yesterday and it was
uncanny as it almost related exactly what was going wrong in my life and the
world and at that moment I really was looking for divine help. This is the
first place I have said this, I think I desperately want to be Born Again.

Anonymous

|2008-09-26 15:35:49

hey kid, if I was still on the east coast, I would definitely be into
hanging,

be very wary of christian literature though
you have to realize that it is written specifically for those that feel
trapped and overwhelmed by life

thepleasantvillekid

|2008-09-26 16:35:42

Its a pity you no longer live on the East Coast . A lot of my friends or the
people I grew up with in Westchester anyway are currently living in the
Cambridge /Boston area, including Lucy, studying, so its a bit isolated here but
we've decided to defer my studies for a year , I just need time to readjust. As
for the Christian literature, no the leaflet I mentioned was more informative in
its analysis of current events . It was more a newsletter and the main feature
was called 'As We Approach Armageddon' and it really dissected the reasons
behind the current turmoil in the markets and the deep rooted causes why so
many people arent connecting in their relationships , with their neighbours and
communities or even with themselves .It highlighted entrenched bad Governance,
societal and personal, and compared and contrasted this with the Government of
the Kingdom of Heaven and the redemption and eternal life open and waiting for
everyone who allows Jesus Christ into their lives. I dont believe it was a
coincidence that this arrived when it did, literally within minutes of Lucy's
mom asking me not to phone again. Its definitely changed my view on the Wall
Street bailout situation. I'm bailing for Jesus now man, I'm concerned about my
Spiritual Finances, I want, no need the living God in my life.

metsnut

|2008-09-26 16:43:24

yeah, yeah, yeah, suffer the children of israel to come unto me....hey kid,
thought you were at least fucking smart enough to learn from your own
experiences if no one elses, you are going to get burned again you jerk. but
hey, happy hanging ..lol

admin

|2008-09-26 21:48:28

cut it out metsnut.

Ms. Calvary

|2008-09-27 05:27:52

if you're trying to make your way through this lonely old world, without
community, without friends, and only the memory of your youth, then you might
want to stumble into a church, cause you will be welcome, regardless of how sad
and sorry your tales of lorn might be, and that's the irony, the church is still
the one place you can go, when no one else will have you, even if you don't
believe in heaven or hell, you might want to hear what the christians are
preaching about these days, especially if you are open to hearing about
prophecies, if you've been out of the loop for a while, you might be surprised
at how topical and human so many preachers really are, it's all about the broken
men and women that feel forsaken and abandoned by everyone.
I even saw a full
page ad in the paper today called "prophecy update", an event being held
at the biggest church in town, and you guessed it, one of the finalists from
american idol will be performing during the festivities.

All I'm really
trying to say here is that none of you are as alone as you think.

billyidol

|2008-09-27 14:22:10

@mscalvary

suspect many of us are more alone than we fear but am
strangely reassured by your words and even tempted to venture out to find some
temporary sanctuary in a church this afternoon. and yes, we do live in an age
where all the worst prophecies appear to be coming true

Jeremiah - Age of Prophecy

|2008-09-27 15:23:44

Its also the Age of the Semi-Famous as self confessed former terrorist Kamal
Saleem joins American Idol finalist Chris Sligh at that 'Prophecy Update' gig .
I'm not sure why those behind the event place so much store in the personal
witness and testimony of the Semi-Famous, the truly mediocre seem to be
seriously underepresented in Evangelical circles nowadays and I personally find
this very uninspiring as this bias works against people like me.

Anonymous

|2008-09-27 15:55:52

the whole evangelical movement has been completely revitalized by people like
rick warren, (he's the author of the purpose driven life)

thepleasantvillekid

|2008-09-29 21:35:43

Like most responsible Americans I'm praying Congress vote the bailout package
through. This is no time for Republican free market rhetoric.

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